Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 14.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Austria, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
|
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